麻秆儿打狼，两头害怕麻稈兒打狼，兩頭害怕麻稈兒打狼，兩頭害怕

Hitting a wolf with a hemp stalk: both sides are afraid

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Both sides in a conflict are hesitant, each fearing the other.

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Simplified: 麻秆儿打狼，两头害怕
Traditional (Taiwan): 麻稈兒打狼，兩頭害怕
Pinyin: mágǎnr dǎ láng, liǎngtóu hàipà
Bopomofo: ㄇㄚˊ ㄍㄢˇㄦㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄤˊ，ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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